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Increased productivity in heat treatment industry

INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY IN HEAT TREATMENT INDUSTRY The production is running to schedule 24 hours per day without any unexpected down-time. Grupo T.T.T., in the Bilbao area of Spain, is a group of companies specialized in heat treatment and surface treatment of metals. THE CHALLENGE One of their

High flexibility and productivity in decorating kilns

HIGH FLEXIBILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY IN DECORATING KILNS The decorating enamel becomes brighter when fired in an electric kiln with an air atmosphere. Gmundener Keramik, a well known Austrian company, is a large producer of porcelain, gift items and tableware. A high proportion of its products are

Converting from gas to electric slashed energy costs by almost 40% and reduced emissions to zero

CONVERTING FROM GAS TO ELECTRIC SLASHED ENERGY COSTS BY ALMOST 40% AND REDUCED EMISSIONS TO ZERO The real reduction in energy is more like 37 per cent – even higher than we expected Norwegian company Glasopor is one of the few manu­facturers in the world that produces foam materials from

Energy saving in the glass industry

ENERGY SAVING IN THE GLASS INDUSTRY The investment had already paid for itself after 15 months. Walther-Glas in Germany is one of many companies utilizing SuperthalTM Flat panels in their forehearths and they have also followed up the results in a systematic way. Walther-Glas GmbH in Bad

Continous strip annealing with u- and w-shaped radiant tubes

CONTINUOUS STRIP ANNEALING WITH U- AND W- SHAPED RADIANT TUBES Longer tube life allows for fewer furnace shutdowns. The use of Kanthal® APMT and Kanthal® APM for radiant tubes in SSAB’s annealing furnace has pro-longed tube life and allowed for fewer furnace shutdowns, as well as the possibility

Continuous hardening in furnace atmosphere

Learn the benefits of continuous hardening in a furnace atmosphere for high-quality production. See how Badia S.A. improved efficiency with Kanthal® Super elements.

Accurate and flexible heating for materials testing

ACCURATE AND FLEXIBLE HEATING FOR MATERIALS TESTING KIMAB, corrosion and metals research institute, is situated in central Stockholm in Sweden and serves the Swedish steel industry and other research institutes with information services, technical and manufacturing support, materials and

Kanthal divests its semiconductor capital equipment business

On October 7, heating technology company Kanthal announced the agreement to divest its semiconductor capital equipment business to Yield Engineering Systems, Inc. (YES), headquartered in Fremont, CA, USA. The divestment closed on October 6, 2021, for an undisclosed amount and is in line with

Kanthal、世界初の化石燃料を使わない海綿鉄の開発を目指してHYBRITを支援

KanthalとHYBRITは戦略的パートナーシップを結び、HYBRITプロセスにおける鉄鉱石の削減を図るため、化石燃料を含まない水素の電気ガス加熱ソリューションの開発を目指しています。 HYBRIT(Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology)は、鉄鋼会社SSAB、鉱業会社LKAB、エネルギー会社Vattenfallによる共同設立会社です。 その目的は、化石燃料を使用しない電気により生成した水素に基づく直接還元プロセスに石炭ベースの高炉プロセスを置き換えることで、製鋼技術に革命を起こすことです。 鉱山から鉄鋼まで、化石燃料を含まない